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30 Jun 2008, 9:45 pm
Sure enough, a legislative fix is now on the way, in the form of H.R. 6362, sponsored by the chairman of the House IP committee, Howard Berman, D-CA. [read post]
13 Feb 2011, 7:53 pm
However, a recent bill introduced by House leadership (H.R. 5) is attempting to take away Americans' constitutional right to a redress if a negligent doctor or hospital corporations hurts them or a loved one. [read post]
19 Mar 2010, 8:15 pm
 H.R.3954 : To release Federal reversionary interests retained on certain lands acquired in the State of Florida under the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, to authorize the interchange of National Forest System land and State land in Florida, to authorize an additional conveyance under the Florida National Forest Land Management Act of 2003, and for other purposes.Latest Major Action: 3/17/2010 Passed/agreed to in House. [read post]
27 Aug 2012, 9:38 am by Laura Orr
The vote in Congress on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148 (2010)) was as follows:House: 219-212Senate: 60-39(Source: Thomas dot gov, August 27, 2012)"Brief Legislative History: H.R. 3590:9/17/2009: Introduced in House10/8/2009: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 416 - 0 (16 not voting) (Roll no. 768).12/24/2009: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment… [read post]
17 Mar 2011, 10:18 am by Federal and Extradition Defense
American Court of Human Rights (I/A Court H.R.) described the basic principles of human rights thatmust inform the immigration policies of the OAS member states. [read post]
5 Sep 2008, 8:57 am
House of Representatives passed H.R. 3355 last year, the Homeowners Defense Act, which would create a system of Treasury loans and reinsurance for state catastrophe funds and residual markets, but the idea failed to gain support in the Senate.As reported here, the Republican ticket  thus far has opposed the creation of a National Catastrophe Fund.A link to the Democratic National Committee platform is here. [read post]
17 Dec 2010, 8:51 am by admin
President Obama signed into law Dec. 9 two bills—the Copyright Cleanup, Clarification, and Corrections Act of 2010 (S. 3689) and the Telework Enhancement Act of 2010 (H.R. 1722). [read post]
8 Jun 2012, 10:46 am by Debra A. McCurdy
 The repeal provision is included in H.R. 436, the Health Care Cost Reduction Act of 2012, which also would: repeal ACA provisions that disqualify expenses for over-the-counter medicine under certain health savings arrangements; allow employees with health flexible savings arrangements funded through salary deductions to “cash out” any remaining balance at year-end (up to $500), and treat such funds as taxable compensation; and require individuals who receive ACA health… [read post]
15 Jun 2010, 8:55 am by admin
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) filed a motion June 14 to invoke cloture on the tax extenders bill (H.R. 4213) in an effort to complete the Senate’s version of the legislation by the end of the week. [read post]
15 Jul 2007, 4:35 pm
The House bill H.R. 1524 introduced by Reps. [read post]
11 May 2008, 5:52 am
Mukasey, No Need for a Shield, USA Today, April 17, 2008.The bills to watch are H.R. 2101 (the Free Flow of Information Act of 2007), which passed the House 398-21 in October, and S. 2035, which is before the Senate.The April 17 Lawyer2Lawyer podcast discussed this topic, with Lucy Dalglish, exec. dir. of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, and Prof. [read post]
11 Jun 2009, 2:54 am
Rape Case Highlights Arbitration Debate : NPR, June 9, 2009.NPR links to: the proposed Arbitration Fairness Act, H.R. 1020.The empirical study of AAA arbitration from the Searle Civil Justice Institute at Northwestern. [read post]
29 Jan 2014, 12:09 pm by Dennis Crouch
The Goodlatte Innovation Act (H.R. 3309) has already passed in the house with a 325-91 vote. [read post]
22 Aug 2011, 10:52 pm by JD Hull
Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) has introduced a House bill entitled the "Business Transparency on Trafficking and Slavery Act" (H.R. 2759) that would require companies to disclose efforts to identify and address the risks of human trafficking, forced labor, slavery and child labor in their supply chains. [read post]
7 Jul 2010, 6:57 am by Schwartz & Perry
Congress is now attempting to undo the ruling by amending the Age Discrimination in Employment Act through H.R. 3721 - Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act. [read post]
10 Aug 2022, 9:52 am by Christopher Earley
  According to the bill (H.R. 3967), the Honoring Our PACT Act will provide eligibility for Department of Veterans Affairs (V.A.) medical care, mental health services, and counseling to veterans who:   Continue reading → The post Camp Lejeune Justice Act signed into law today appeared first on Massachusetts Personal Injury and Workers' Compensation Law Blog. [read post]
29 May 2008, 1:45 pm by Kevin
Recently I posted a discussion on a Spatial Law case involving privacy and the federal Freedom of Information Act (http://spatiallaw.blogspot.com/2008/02/us-court-finds-substantial-privacy.html) In that case the court determined that even though there was a substantial privacy interest with regards to spatial data collected by the Department of Agriculture, that it was outweighed by the public good obtained from the release of the data.I recently became aware of some language in the conference… [read post]
17 Nov 2011, 5:29 am by Sheldon Toplitt
National Archives via FlickrThe Stop Online Piracy Act ("STOP")[H.R.3261], which aims to allow intellectual property holders to ward off infringing foreign Websites, has drawn spirited opposition from a Who's Who of social media behemoths, including Google, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Yahoo, AOL, eBay and Zynga, according to Findlaw's Technologist blog.The social media moguls fear STOP will curtail job-creation and promote censorship. [read post]
23 Apr 2017, 9:05 pm by Walter Olson
” [Jim Epstein; coverage here of the NYT’s 2015 nail salon reporting embarrassment] Silliest claim about proposed salary-history-inquiry bans is that they would advance “transparency” in hiring [Seth Barron] Many states complicate offender re-entry after incarceration with needless licensing barriers and fingerprint checks [Eli Lehrer, Inside Sources] H.R. 1180 (“Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017”), introduced by Rep. [read post]